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- First reviewJuly 21, 2008
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Easily Pixar's best.
PostedJune 22, 2009
DavidME
from Yarmouth, Maine
Up is a triumph. It is, in the purest sense, a children's movie -- but not just for the young and young-at-heart, but also for the child that is buried deeply away in each and every one of us. Unlike so many other kids' movies today which aim for the lowest common denominator, go for the cheap laughs (mainly), and mistake bodily functions for humor, Up transcends its genre. Indeed, Up is not only far funnier than the competition, it actually goes for the heart in a way that is completely genuine and heartfelt, and neither cloying, simplistic, nor manipulative. This isn't a Dreamworks money-grab, and thank goodness for that. It aspires to something far greater, and it achieves it.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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This Joker deserved a better movie.
PostedJuly 21, 2008
DavidME
from Yarmouth, Maine
Long, dark, and highly mechanical in execution, The Dark Knight suffers from many flaws, ranging from pseudo-intellectualism, overwrought seriousness, sloppy storytelling, and average acting. Yet, almost all of these flaws are made up for by an astonishing performance by Heath Ledger. When he appears, the screen lights up, figuratively, of course, since most of the film is barely (and poorly) lit. His is the only character in the film of substance, and the only character worthy of sustaining an audience's attention as the film drags on and on and on. In Ledger's hands -- and with dialogue that seems too good for the rest of the script, and suggests he might have been responsible for many of his own lines -- the Joker becomes a quasi-supernatural force. He is a man without a past or future who is truly life's court jester, a trickster whose only driving force is to smash the status quo with a superior intellect, a razor sharp sense of humor (both literally and figuratively), and a grim visage that seems drawn directly from our collective unconscious. He is the clown writ large, and he savors every word of his dialogue as his eyes, lips, and tongue dart and flash.
In the end, you can't help but like this Joker, side with him, or at least feel comradeship with or sympathy for him. In contrast, Batman is a wooden cut out, a dour, self-absorbed schmuck in titanium hosiery who really needs to get rid of the ridiculous voice.
In the end, you can't help but like this Joker, side with him, or at least feel comradeship with or sympathy for him. In contrast, Batman is a wooden cut out, a dour, self-absorbed schmuck in titanium hosiery who really needs to get rid of the ridiculous voice.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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